S&P 500 index notches another gain on a mixed day for stock
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — Stock indexes ended mixed on Wall Street Wednesday, even as the market extended its winning streak to a third day and gains in technology… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
More fragments from 1952 crash in Alaska found in glacier
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — A lucky Buddha figurine, a flight suit, several 3-cent stamps, a crumpled 1952 Mass schedule for St. Patrick’s Church in Washington, D.C., and 480… Read more »
In Wisconsin, Trump boasts of ‘aptitude for manufacturing’
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — Despite enormous economic headwinds and sky-high unemployment numbers, President Donald Trump sought to showcase his record as a job creator on Thursday during a visit to… Read more »
IMF downgrades outlook for global economy in face of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has sharply lowered its forecast for global growth this year because it envisions far more severe economic damage from the coronavirus than it… Read more »
Experts: German economy won’t fully rebound before 2022
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German economic experts say output won’t completely bounce back to pre-virus levels until 2022 after a sharp plunge of 6.5% this year, describing the pandemic recession… Read more »
Tulsa arena hosts thousands for Trump rally amid virus fears
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump showed up in an indoor arena Saturday night for a rally that some fear could help fuel nascent spikes… Read more »
China claims valley where Indian, Chinese soldiers brawled
NEW DELHI (AP) — China said the Galwan Valley high up in the Himalayan border region where Chinese and Indian troops engaged in a deadly brawl this week falls entirely… Read more »
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand a law guaranteeing jobs, and skirmished with police who blocked… Read more »
Mexico begins reopening even as cases, deaths remain high
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico began more re-openings of businesses shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, even as deaths and new cases continued at an unbroken pace. The Health… Read more »
The Latest: Columbus statue taken down in Camden, New Jersey
CAMDEN, N.J. — A New Jersey city near Philadelphia has taken down a statue of Christopher Columbus, joining others across the country. The city of Camden released a statement Thursday… Read more »